Necktie holder



July ,26, '1932. V'.1. A. PALMER 1,869,165

NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Aug. '7, 1931 EEN- I INVENTOR.

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Patented July 26, 1932 UNITED STATES PATEN" Price' JAMES A. PALMER, OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T TAUNTON PEARL W WORKS, INC., A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS NECKTIE HOLDER Application filed August 7, 1931.

This invention relates to a necktie clasp for holding a four-in-hand necktie in position on the shirt of the wearer, and has for its object to provide a necktie holder which will r-emain in the desired position relative to the tie and be prevented from rocking or pivoting about a point of engagement.

Another obj ect of this invention is the provisison of a necktie holder or clasp which may easily slide along the parts to be gripped to maintain the tie in fixed position on the shirt and yet one which will be securely held on the parts to be gripped when moved to desired position.

A further object of this invention is to provide a necktie holder which will be of simple construction and formed of two parts, one part being from bent-up wire, and the other formed from sheet stock suitably pierced and bent.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a tie holder which will grip the tie and shirt at spaced points by means of a separate member which may rock or tilt 535 with reference to the jaw upon which it is pivoted, wh-ereby a leverage is obtained for easily opening the jaws of the clasp when the same is mounted on the material it is to grip.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the tie holder.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, with th gripper member removed.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a ber alone.

Fig. 7 is the central sectional `view through the gripper.

Fig. 8 is a section on line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a section on line 9 9 of Fig. 2.

In the construction of tie holders, an or* name-nt or the like is frequently mounted on plan view of the gripper mem- Serial No. 555,677.

the holder, in which case'it is desirable that the tie holder remainin agiven set position when in engagement with the tie and shirt. Tie holders frequently have but a single point of engagement between the jaws thereof, in which case the holder will rock about this point of engagement to allow one end of the holder to drop out of'desired position, thus providing an untidy appearance, especially is this the case where an ornament such asta picture or the like is mounted upon v.the Y holder; and in orderv to avoid this' undesirable result, I have providedv a holder which i will grip the material at two widely spaced points and thus `prevent 'a rocking or tilting action, and 1n the construction of such a clasp I have pivotally mounted the gripping member so that the same may be easily moved into gripping position on the tie and fabric as atl() to provide a loop 13 with parallel portions l1 and k12 in Contact or close adjacency, extending therefrom. The loop 13 is of any desired shape or configuration that illustrated being an open square 14, although' anyvsuitable4 shape vor enlargement may Vbe provided as desired. The opposite ends of the wire thus folded are spaced tov provide parallely portions 15 and 16, with the ends thereof 17 and `18 turned inwardly toprovide pivoting trunnions for the gripper; and the wire thus shaped is again folded as at 19, to provide spaced jaw portions 2O and- 21 as illustrated in Fig, 4, with' thejaw portion 21extendinglbut a portion of the length of the jaw portion v2O comprisingthe more closely spaced portions of the aws 1l and 12.

The gripper member is formed from a fiat strip of sheet metal, designated generally 22, which is pierced as at 23, leaving a central strip 33,- and is bent to provide longitudinally convex portions-24, adjacent either, end. l"

, preventing the article from tipping.

These portions, however, are concave laterally as at 34 (see Fig. 9) to receive the opposite jaw of the clasp. Ears 25 are formed at either side of the gripper and are folded at right angles to the general plane of the stock, while portions of the stock of the gripper are cut out as at 26'on eithervside of the center and are folded to provide a tubular bearing 27meeting in 'a seam 28 into which ears and bearing the trunnions 17 and 18 may be positioned, such as by springing the parallel wires 15 and 16 apart and then inserting them from opposite directions into the bearing thus formed between the ears andtube, thus providing a rockable, hinged or pivoted sup port for the gripper member. I

In order that `the trunnions 17 and 18 may not be accidently detached, I bind the body wires together with a band 279 located adjag cent the opening or space between them. The holder thus assembled has the lconcave convex portions 24, contacting with the closely spaced wires 11 and 12 of the jaw 2O at points 30 `and 31, the convex portion at the outer end providing a mouth 32 for the insertion of .thefabric therein. y

In use, as the fabric is inserted into the mouth 82, the outer end portion of the gripper will move outwardly, acting as a lever fulcruming about the point 31 to move kthe jaw 21 as shown in Fig. 4 against the spring of the stock away from the jaw 20. VAfter the fabric has reached the second Contact point 31, further movement thereof into the clasp willcause the gripper to pivot about the point 30, which slides along the 'fabric as inserted, thus further raising or spreading apart the jaws 2O and Y21. The action of springing apart of the wire 'jaws for insertion is .made easy by the long leverage of the gripper.

When the clasp is in working position with 4pivotally mounted on said inwardly extending portions and the portions of said member between the pivot and ends bent .towardand in contact with the closely lying wires'with the end turned away from said wires and presenting a longitudinally convex surface at the points of Contact and kproviding a mouth .for the 'insertion of material to be gripped therebetween, said convex surface .being transversely concave at the point of contact.

In testimony whereof, I aix nay-signature.

JAMES A. BALI/IER'.

the tie and shirt positioned between the jaws thereof, the press-'ure of the aws toward each other causes the material therebetween to be gripped at the contact points 30 and 31 with the desired pressure, and prevents rocking or Y slipping of the clip with referenceto the material itY engages. The gripper is pivoted midway between its ends to one of the jaws, thus causing an equalizing of pressure and ther, this'construction permits of a larger or thicker fabric being gripped without distor` tion or setting ofthe spring action lof the jaws. e

In order tomore securely hold the parts in position, I concave the central portion 33 of thegripper as at 34, (see Fig. 9) to present a larger gripping surface to the fabric.

L.The foregoing description is directed sole- V ly towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to beunderstood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible,

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